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.TH CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS 3 "2025-06-04" libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS \- maximum number of redirects allowed
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, long amount);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a long. The set number is the redirection limit \fIamount\fP. If that
many redirections have been followed, the next redirect triggers the error
(\fICURLE_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS\fP). This option only makes sense if the
\fICURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3)\fP is used at the same time.

Setting the limit to 0 makes libcurl refuse any redirect.

Set it to \-1 for an infinite number of redirects. This allows your application
to get stuck in never\-ending redirect loops.
.SH DEFAULT
30 (since 8.3.0), it was previously unlimited.
.SH PROTOCOLS
This functionality affects http only
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");

    /* enable redirect following */
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);

    /* allow three redirects */
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, 3L);

    /* Perform the request */
    curl_easy_perform(curl);
  }
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 7.5
.SH RETURN VALUE
\fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non\-zero means an error occurred, see
\fIlibcurl\-errors(3)\fP.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT (3),
.BR CURLINFO_REDIRECT_URL (3),
.BR CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION (3)